a quick jaunt to seattle & seward

pete and i had planned to be away for two weeks in early september to visit our godbaby and friends in seattle, attend a wedding in seward, and play in denali. unfortunately, cass was sick so we cut our trip off after the wedding. despite being really worried about cass, we had a nice few days with tish and morgan and a fun 48 hours in alaska. here are the highlights!

 pete holding melina for the first time...
he's not so sure about this baby thing

smiles all around...getting more comfortable

embracing the role of godfather

 ultimate bravery - pete changing his first ever (and possibly last) diaper!

 story time with mama and uncle pete

sleepy time with melissa

hiking in sunny seattle! 

 our yummy dinner one night. between tish and i these were the food restrictions - NO gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, corn, or meat. we were kind of a disaster. but the spring rolls were so delicious!

 ALASKA!

a bit of pre-wedding hiking in seward (aka looking for bears & moose)

the wedding venue on fox island (loved the algae!)

the happy couple - terry and moorea

trying to stay warm on fox island

i found the moose!

we got to spend a bit of time at the alaska sealife center in seward. the photo is a bit fuzzy, but this is a baby walrus...and the cutest thing ever!

 we managed to get in a slightly soggy hike to exit glacier before we flew home. i had hiked to this glacier five years ago with my parents...it was amazing to see how much it had retreated over that short period. 

pete with part of the glacier - there were lots of bits floating in the river